Debt Action NI

Please see Advice NI recommendations for the Independent Review of the Assessment Process (Northern Ireland) ...

Advice NI’s FREE Money Management Sessions will end shortly! For more information or to sign up email Training@adviceni.net

Free School Meals: just to clarify in Northern Ireland the position re #UniversalCredit is any net household earnings must not exceed £14,000 per year ... full criteria here ... eani.org.uk/i-want-to/fsm/…

Free School Meals: just to clarify in NI the position re #UniversalCredit is any net household earnings must not exceed £14,000 per year - full criteria here ... file:///C:/Users/kevin/Downloads/Meals%20and%20Uniform%202017-18%20Notes%20-%20Addition%20of%20Universal%20Credit.pdf

Living in the Derry or nearby areas and want to sign up to our FREE Money Management courses, designed to help people affected by Welfare Reform make their money go further! DERRY – 28th March 2018 10am-4pm ow.ly/3n7M30iW52K

#SpringStatement ... this article provides some ideas for the Chancellor ... scopeni.nicva.org/article/being-… ... "The period 2010 – 2020 has seen a significant shift towards austerity with unprecedented cuts" ... "review of State’s approach to generation of income" ...

Check out Advice NI’S extensive range of training courses for Jan-June 2018 ow.ly/uZnI30iTqzX

Advice NI has sought clarification from @Education_NI re it's position re #UniversalCredit and Free School Meals in NI ... on foot of the following story ... huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/tory-dup…

#UniversalCredit project warned over Gov.uk #Verify performance in 2015 bit.ly/2oWwn6a via @computerweekly ... @AdviceNI has been trying to highlight this issue for some time ... bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe… @taramillstv @DMossEsq

Advice NI Press Release ... adviceni.net/blog/social-se… ... claimants are over 30 times more likely to have a successful appeal outcome if they opt for an Oral Hearing vs a Paper Hearing & twice as likely to have a successful outcome at Oral Hearing if they have a representative.

On this International Women's Day, Advice NI is calling for Government to abandon it's draconian 2 child policy ... @alisonthewliss @CPAGUK @EstherMcVey1 @theresa_may @WomensAidNI @WRDA_team #IWDNI18 #NoWomanLeftBehind #IWD18

Universal Credit #UniversalCredit rollout continues in NI ... tomorrow (7th March) we have Dungannon and Portadown areas ... independent advice is available ...

Northern Ireland Benefits Statistics Summary at November 2017 published here ... communities-ni.gov.uk/publications/b… ... and always remember help is available ...

Latest info on #PIP reassessment in NI ... communities-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/… ... 30% disallowance rate re DLA to PIP reassessment cases ... independent advice is available adviceni.net/blog/social-se…

Social security claimants urged to seek independent advice to help end welfare reform appeal nightmare ... adviceni.net/blog/social-se…

Important Advice NI Tribunal Representation Press Release here ... adviceni.net/blog/social-se…

Thought provoking piece by Advice NI Head of Policy @KevinHiggins27 ... Being on benefit: an abusive relationship with the state ? ... scopeni.nicva.org/article/being-… ... @scopeni

#UniversalCredit now rolled out to Omagh and Enniskillen ... help is available ...

New @jrf_uk report: Around one in five people are living in poverty in Northern Ireland ... jrf.org.uk/report/poverty…

Support for Mortgage Interest changes from April 2018 ( #SMI changing to a loan) interview with @HousingRightsNI Ursula Toner on @consumerlinda BBC OYB ... bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09… ... from 05.55 ...